great article I enjoyed reading it. I hope one day I can have a random conversation about what book someone is reading and not what they watched on Netflix. Sigh… one day.
I love this. To that end, sharing the very best books that I have ever read. They span genres, however, each is worth its weight in gold: https://www.tomwhitenoise.com/bookshelf
Looking forward to the placements for Catherine Project this summer as they roll out over the next week. Fortunate to have heard back on one of my two selections: Lu Xun. Great post!
Being Welsh, this post was of extra interest to me. I’ll need to add the books mentioned in it to my TBR list. I’m happy to hear that the miners had such a thirst for learning. While at the same time, sad at the apparent loss of that desire. I live in a town in South Wales where the only real bookshop closed ages ago. Maybe even when I was in school. It doesn’t feel right to have such a large town without a place to browse new and old books. I only hope the library stays open to make up for it.
A related quote from Rose: "All British workingmen were legendary hobbyists. Some gardened, played football, or bred dogs; others pursued literature, philosophy, or classical music with the same intensity."
It is why I am a fan of unschooling. We try to make the world of possibilities as big as we can for our kids. School nowadays is a waste of time well crafted to make kids less curious.
I love this idea. In North America, and the U.S. in particular, there is such a rampant force of anti-intellectualism. It comes, I think, from the legitimate grievances of working class people with a system that does very little for them (though what little it did is now being dismantled, as we know), and yet it is so easily whipped up (by the political establishment for their own gain) into this hostility towards a liberal arts education and all that supposedly stands for. I think that quietly sharing the beauty and wisdom of great texts and works of art, in the way you are suggesting and yourself doing, is the only way to resist this. Keep up the fantastic work!
You are doing an incredible work! Everything you write is educational and uplifting. I would like to share with you a situation I'm going through, and see if you have advice. I've been the target (because I live next door) of a veteran, GPS/Biometrics expert in tracking targets long range. He has other skills via Teleportation. His abuse is awful and cannot be photographed. Police don't want to help. What would you do? R. Frink
“A freeman of a spacious world.” What a beautiful phrase!
great article I enjoyed reading it. I hope one day I can have a random conversation about what book someone is reading and not what they watched on Netflix. Sigh… one day.
I love this. To that end, sharing the very best books that I have ever read. They span genres, however, each is worth its weight in gold: https://www.tomwhitenoise.com/bookshelf
Looking forward to the placements for Catherine Project this summer as they roll out over the next week. Fortunate to have heard back on one of my two selections: Lu Xun. Great post!
Being Welsh, this post was of extra interest to me. I’ll need to add the books mentioned in it to my TBR list. I’m happy to hear that the miners had such a thirst for learning. While at the same time, sad at the apparent loss of that desire. I live in a town in South Wales where the only real bookshop closed ages ago. Maybe even when I was in school. It doesn’t feel right to have such a large town without a place to browse new and old books. I only hope the library stays open to make up for it.
How was The Concept of Anxiety discussion?
Bill Bryson talks about this. Tells stories of welsh miners taking water colors classes. Wonderful stuff
A related quote from Rose: "All British workingmen were legendary hobbyists. Some gardened, played football, or bred dogs; others pursued literature, philosophy, or classical music with the same intensity."
It is why I am a fan of unschooling. We try to make the world of possibilities as big as we can for our kids. School nowadays is a waste of time well crafted to make kids less curious.
I love this idea. In North America, and the U.S. in particular, there is such a rampant force of anti-intellectualism. It comes, I think, from the legitimate grievances of working class people with a system that does very little for them (though what little it did is now being dismantled, as we know), and yet it is so easily whipped up (by the political establishment for their own gain) into this hostility towards a liberal arts education and all that supposedly stands for. I think that quietly sharing the beauty and wisdom of great texts and works of art, in the way you are suggesting and yourself doing, is the only way to resist this. Keep up the fantastic work!
You are doing an incredible work! Everything you write is educational and uplifting. I would like to share with you a situation I'm going through, and see if you have advice. I've been the target (because I live next door) of a veteran, GPS/Biometrics expert in tracking targets long range. He has other skills via Teleportation. His abuse is awful and cannot be photographed. Police don't want to help. What would you do? R. Frink